Luck of the Irish!

by Richard
(Fort Benning, GA)

We had a cookout with our friends who are from Cleveland. He pulled out these boards and bags and asked if I wanted to play cornhole? I had never seem or heard of cornhole. So this was my first game and it was good, easy family fun.

I enjoyed it so much I wanted a set. I started looking in the stores and found they do not carry cornhole games in this area of Georgia. I asked my friend about it and he said he built his boards.

So I did a search and found your plans. I obtained the supplies and started building away! It took me about an hour and a half to make all my cuts and assemble the boards. Then it took about two hours to sand the plywood.

So then I thought about what color scheme to use. My first thought was a Florida Gators theme (since I am from Florida), but I did not have any decals and thought what would be more meaningful. I thought I would honor my grandfather. Since his grandfather came from Ireland, I decided to make Irish boards.

I primed the board with two coats of Kilz primer and sealer and bought green, white and orange spray paints and started painting. After a few coats, I then applied three coats of polyurethane, giving it a smooth and weather-proof finish. I used hinges for the legs. I added a cross bar for support and they work great!

I need only to add four green and four orange bags to complete my set!

Thank you for your plans! My boards look great and I am eager to start playing with them!